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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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